Ants living in the soil of your plants are a problem that most people have experienced; however, these creatures do more than ...

When infected by a fungal disease, ant pupae actively emit a chemical cue that prompts workers to get rid of them for the ...

Insects are everywhere, crawling across sidewalks, hanging out in our gardens, and even invading our homes. Despite ...

Deep inside an ant nest, some of the youngest members are primed to die for the group. When infection strikes, these baby ...

As NASA plans for long-term human missions beyond Earth, one question keeps resurfacing: how do you sustain life in places ...

Beavers, earthworms, prairie dogs, elephants, and more don't just live in ecosystems, they reshape them to the benefit of ...

Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

Ants are among the most physically fragile insects on the planet, yet they dominate almost every land habitat and outweigh many larger animals in total biomass. New research argues that this success ...

Hummingbirds are some of the most beautiful and elegant creatures on earth, and inviting them into your yard is almost like ...

Despite being mammals, these remarkably cancer-resistant animals share a lot in common with cold-blooded species.

An ant’s life cycle starts as a tiny egg. It hatches into a larva which is like a small worm without eyes or legs. It grows quickly and depends on adult worker ants to feed it. These workers decide ...

Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part ...